SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4039, 16 February 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

Notice is given by the Waimrapa Nortli County Council that at a meeting to be held on the 10th of - March a special order will bo presented for confirmation. . The footpath in Perry-street is being kerbed and asphalted by the Borough staff. A shipment cf potatoes by the 8.3. ! Maori, from New Zealand, has arrived in London in good condition. Those which were paoked in sand were in the best order. Mr Wickstead, tho new postmaster At Tenui, is passing through Maste'rtou to-day on his way to take lip his duties at the former township.Fresh tonders are invited by the Waiwrap a North County Council for metal carting, etc., on the Tinui road. Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their stock sale for Wednesday, February 24, 12C0 cross bred Southdown lambs in the wool, 100 fat wethers, 500 ewes, 1 bay gelding by Yoltiguer, 1 coaching stallijn Claude. Tho regular monthly meeting of the Masterton Masonio Lodge will be held to»morrow (Wednesday) evening. A number of visitors aro expected to be present,including distinguished brethren from Wellington, the occasion being the installntion of W.M., and investiture of officers. The Lodge will be tyled at 6.80 p.m. The time for making applications for the unallotted aharea (15,000 or 16,000 out of a total number of fl0,000) in Sharland and 00. . (Limited; closed yesterday, and we understand that information has been received from Auckland that the full number available has been applied for, What we are informed was one of tho largest life insurance claims ever settled in this district met with prompt payment to-day, when Mr P. Gill, representing the Mutual Life Association of Avstra» lasia, handed over a cheque for £IOOO in favour of Mrs Diokson, of Masterton, this being the amount of the lato Mr P. Dickson's insurance in the office named, The documentary proofs wero only lodged at two o'clock this afternoon, The settlement has therefore been commendably prompt, and was .nado only a few minutes alter the necessary formal declaration had been placed at Mr Gill's disposal.

Theattention ofour readers is called to the sale of work to ba held in the Temperance Hall, Masterton, to-morrow, commencing at 2 p.m. The proceedings will be opened by Mr W. H, Beetham, J.P., and besidos the usual Bale of useful and ornamental articlss, a number of novel and eutertaining amusements will be provided, chief amontrst which will be the galvanic battery, shooting with the air gun, and a number of others too numerous to mention, There will also bo refreshments, In addition, the young ladieß of the congregation will hold a competitive cooking competition which shnmd form a big attraction. A promenade concert will take place in the evening at wluch several of the leading amateurs will perform instrumental music.. Pearson's Bras; Band has also kindly consented to play several selections in front of the hall during, the evening. Altogether the management haye sanguino hopes of a big success and we learn every arrangement has bean made for the pleasure and comfort of all who will patronise. Some do, some don't! The majority do, the minority don't. The largobrained levelheaded folks do, the others don't! Those who study their best interests do; those who neglect them don't. Of course there will always be a minority win persistently avoid doing the right and of course the members of that minority must pay for their backsliding. They backslide with thoir eyes open. The evil they work upon themselves is continually being pointed out to them and yet they continue on their down* ward career. The case in point is a simple one, a mere matter of £ s. d„ of the value of the circulating medium aim whatyou can get for the money you have to spend, Thero is no sentiment about it, it is of the earth, earthy, it's bound up in worldlineßs and yet it's a matter of as much importance as half the things that are preached from stump and pulpit and platform from year's end to year's end, Join tho majority, make one of the happy throng ever changing, always increasing, who day after day, week after week, and all the year round buy all they want at tho Bon Marchb, Masterton, it's the best, storo in town, out of it or.rouhd about it. If you doubt it go and see the proprietors—Hooper & Co., and you will soon be convinced.